Cosplay Dreams to become reality

Land of Make Believe: The word “cosplay” popped up more and more frequently at Comic-Con this year. The term, a combination of “costume” and “play,” refers to people dressing up as their favorite pop icons and superheroes and seems to draw as much media attention as the industry news.

A local company, Passage Productions, is capitalizing on the trend with a documentary in the works, “Cosplay Dreams 3D.”

Videographers have spent a year and a half photographing various cosplay enthusiasts at different events and exploring the source of their passion, says Executive Producer Christine Kasal Parascandolo. “These people spend hours and hours, and hundreds of dollars on elaborate costumes, many actually making them themselves, she says. They expect to complete their 45-to-60-minute documentary in September.